LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Buc-ee’s founder Arch “Beaver” Aplin is expanding the travel center chain to Acadiana, bringing the brand to the state where his family history and business inspiration originated.
The new store represents a project more than a decade in the making for the retail company.
The foundational inspiration for Buc-ee’s dates back to Aplin’s grandfather, who ran a general store in a small town in Louisiana. While Aplin built his retail business after graduating from college, the store name and iconic logo came from combining his childhood nickname, “Beaver,” with the name of his dog, Buck…